Back To School Anya

Hello everyone! It’s been crazy few months here for me, but I am finally settling down with the new changes in my life and loving it. I had a work change (well, position, to be exact) and also my daily routines has been changing since I travel quite a lot (so far this year I’ve taken almost 30 flights!). I still craft though, that goes in to my schedule here and there. Photographing my works is the hardest chore as it takes a lot of time and effort, and truth be told, I’d rather be crafting hahaha.

Anyways, since I feel like being back to school after a long break, here’s a card to celebrate that. I am slo going to enter this to The Greeting Farm’s Farm Fresh Challenge. I love the image and every single one of the Super Secret Stamp images, but the skull kind of put me off. I love making cute images and the skull makes it kind of edgy a bit haha. So I decided to cover it up with a clear bling sticker. What do you think?

Credits:
Stamps: SSSC #7 – Poppy from The Greeting Farm and Tiny Tags from Mama Elephant
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Coloring: Copic and Prismacolor markers
Digital papers: Teacher’s Pet from Echo Park
Dies: Spellbinders

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #110 – Anything Goes!

Hiya! How have your summer been? It’s a slight bummer for me because our trusty DSLR kinda died… So I only have my point-and-shoot to document the staycations and holidays. But nevermind that. It’s time for a new challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog! This time it’s anything goes!

Credits:
Stamps: Oh Boy! Ian from The Greeting Farm
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black
Coloring: Copic markers
Dies: Spellbinders
Digital kit: Flying High by Zoe Pearn

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #108 - Spots & Dots

Hi all! So how is your Tuesday? I am currently a bit under the weather. It seems that the whole office has been taking the flu hit. But the massage yesterday helped a lot. Anyway, it’s a new challenge day over at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog! This time it’s Holly’s choice which is spots and dots.

This card is one of the first things I made using my new Silhouette Cameo! I am so excited! Eventhough I still have and use my manual dies but Silhouette Cameo just makes my life soo sooo much easier when it comes to creating.

Credits:
Stamps: Miss Anya Collection from The Greeting Farm and Fiskars (sentiment)
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black
Coloring: Copic markers
Die: Spellbinders 
Twine: Twinery
Digital papers: Roots and Wings Paper Pack by Deena Rutter

Lovbes Rubbestamps Challenge - Add A Doodle!

Hey all! Happy Tuesdaaaaaay! And you know what that means right? A new challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog!!! The theme this week is to add a doodle on your project. I have added some doodly dash line on mine :)

Memento Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK from Tsukineko
CC Friday Night from The Greeting Farm
Copic markers
Spellbinders

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge 103 - Girly, Glittery & Glam!

Yay it’s Tuesday and time for another new challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog! This week it’s all about the girls because the theme is Girly, Glittery & Glam!

CHEEKY GLAMOUR Rubber Stamp Cheeky Cherry Collection from The Greeting Farm

Memento Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK from Tsukineko

Copic Markers 

Spellbinders

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #102 - Anything Goes

Heyhoooo! Time for a new challenge at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog! Check us out because this week is "Anything Goes"!

Here is mine:

Memento Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK from Tsukineko
Copic Markers 
Spellbinders

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #101 - Pinterest Photo Inspired

Haaaaapppy Tuesday everyone! I am finally back from Singapore. I am still trying to catch up, but I’m so ready to be crafting again. I’ve even ordered a Silhouette! I’ve been told it will arrive on Thursday. So, yay to a new toy!

Anyways, as always on Tuesday we have a new challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog. This time it’s quite special as it’s a photo-inspired challenge. Take a look at this photo and take what inspires you to a project!

Here’s my take and I swear the lighting was so bad when I took this over the weekend. It was so gloomy outside so I had to shoot indoors. The colors are very identical to the photo above, I swear!

Credits:
Stamps: Picture Perfect from The Greeting Farm and Mama Elephant (sentiment)
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black and Stampin’ Up
Coloring: Copic markers
Other: Gold corrugated cardboard

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #100 Fancy Folds

Cannot believe it’s Tuesday already! I hope you’re all having fun crafting after Easter weekend. I know some of my friends took some time off and celebrate and right now they’re getting back in the game with some super sweet cards. Well today is a new challenge day over at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog! This week the theme is Fancy Folds card, and you know how much I love those!! This is a diamond fold card and I love it so much!

Credits:
Stamp: Cheeky Nurse from The Greeting Farm
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black
Coloring: Copic markers
Digital kit: The Everyday by Studio Flergs

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge - 1980's theme

I can’t believe we’re already in April! It seems just like a few weeks ago that we celebrated new year. Speaking of time, let’s turm back the clock a bit with a new challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog. This time the theme is 1980s, so you can imagine how fun that is! You remember those big hair, excessive paddings, and bright neon colors? Well today I incorporate some of those into my card! What I mostly remember about that era was the colors. Bright, bold and colorful. So here’s my take!

Credits:
Stamps: Sweet Melissa from Kenny K and Mama Elephant (sentiment)
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black
Coloring: Copic markers and Finecolour markers
Digital kit: Build It Again Girl by Erica Zane & Studio Flergs

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge – Anything Goes

Happy Tuesday everyone! You know that it’s a new challenge time over at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog! And this week the theme is ‘Anything Goes’, which would be perfect for all your projects :)

Credits:
Stamps: In Stitches Tia from Some Odd Girl and Mama Elephant (sentiment)
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa
Coloring: Copic markers
Dies: Spellbinders
Digital kit: Better Together by Studio Flergs

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge 96 - Show us your Ugly Papers

Hey all! It’s Tuesday and time for a new challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog. This week we had to use our ‘ugly’ papers. Well I don’t have a lot of ‘ugly’ papers but I do have one set that isn't really my kind of paper(s). Well why did you buy them, you ask? Well as a typical crafter/hoarder, I can’t pass up a good deal. The designer who made the kit is one of my fave designers and when I saw the whole collection for $1 (as part of the weekly One Buck Wednesday over at JessicaSprague.com), I just had to buy it. heehee.

Anyway I thought this turned out great. I always thought the tone of the colors are too taupey and dark, but pair it with nice embellies and stamp and I think I have prettied it up good! ;)

Credits:
Stamp: Miss Anya Bags from The Greeting Farm
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black
Coloring: Copic markers and Finecolour markers
Dies: Cheery Lynn Designs and Spellbinders
Twine: The Twinery
Pearls: Kaisercraft and my stash
Digital kit: Ooh La La paper Kit by Samantha walker

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge 95 - Use Corrugated Cardboard (or faux with Kraft Paper and a Crimper)

Happy Tuesday all! I wasn’t feeling well today. Ugh, I hate that feeling. When you have so many things swirling around your head that needed to be realized and you’re unwell. I ordered the masseuse to massage me this afternoon and I felt a little bit better, but my throat is acting up and now I’m cozying up to hot tea. I hope by tomorrow I’ll feel much much better.

Soooo, on to this week’s challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog. I love this challenge because lately I’m on a corrugated cardboard kick. Eversince I discovered the colored corrugated cardboard on my local stationery store, I have been making bases to these cuties like crazy. I think I have 4 ready to alter at the moment, and I have a pack of new colors just delivered to me a few days ago and I’m going to turn them into these beauties too!

Credits:
Stamps: Betsy Bluebell from Penny Black and SP & Company (sentiment)
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa
Coloring: Copic markers and Finecolour markers
Dies: Spellbinders
Rhinestone swirls and flowers: Prima
Digital kit: Friends Forever by Zoe Pearn

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge - Shades of Green

Happy Tuesday everyone! You know what that means right? Yeppers, a new challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog! Go on over and join us because this week the theme is to use GREEN color on your projects.

When I think of green, especially at this time of year, I think about St.Patrick’s Day! We don’t celebrate it here, let alone know what that means. But I do have several Irish friends and I sometimes make them cards or send them some things. So for this time I made a pizza box using a corrugated cardboard. I LOVE these papers/cardboards, they are sooooo cool!

Credits:
Stamps: Dare To Be Gwen from Some Odd Girl and Studio G (sentiment)
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa
Coloring: Copic markers and Finecolour markers
Pearl swirl: Prima
Die: Spellbinders
Other: Acrylic flower and bead
Digital papers: Lucky Me by Elise Hansen

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge 93 - Anything Goes

Hey everyone… Wow.. My eyes are almost a strip wide. I am sooooo exhausted. I was running around catching up on appointments and doing errands. So before I doze off, I am going to leave you with a card I made for the awesome Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog. This week is Anything Goes!

Credits:
Stamp: Going Places from Kraftin Kimmie Stamps
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black
Coloring: Copic markers
Rhinestones: Kaisercraft
Digital kit: One Fine Day by Studio Flergs and Sugarplum Paperie

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge 92 - Washi Tape or Faux Washi Tape

Happy birthday! Wait, what? Whose? MINE!!!! Hehehehe. Yes, today is my birthday and so far it’s been nice. I got a nice surprise during midnight, my fave blueberry cheesecake complete with candles and serenade. I love it! I refused to celebrate tonight because the weather has been bad again, so me and my family would have a small dinner at home tonight and later during the weekend I’ll have a fancy lunch at my fave Japanese restaurant with the extended family. Keeping my fingers crossed so that the weather will finally be tame on Sunday!

Anyhoo, since it’s Tuesday today, it means there’s a new challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog. The theme this week is washi or faux washi. To tell you the truth I only have 4 washi tapes because I don’t really know what to do with them. But when I made this card, they add a cool touch! Can you see it on my card?

Credits:
Stamps: Cheeky Beach from The Greeting Farm and SP&Company (sentiment)
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black
Coloring: Copic markers and Finecolour markers
Die cut: Instaframe from My Favorite Things Die-namics
Rhinestone swirl: Prima
Digital papers: Beach Boardwalk by Carta Bella

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge 91 - Use A Funny Sentiment

Happy Tuesday everyone!  I hope you’re having a great day. I have been catching up on House of Cards the past few days. I’m a TV show junkie, so when it’s TV shows ‘dry season’ I had to get my fix anywhere I can find. So I start watching shows that I had never seen before or that I’d never been interested before and House of Cards was one of them. My oh my, I am addicted!

Speaking of addiction, as you know I am addicted to sentiment stamps, so when this week’s Love Rubberstamps Challenge came up I was excited! I have a lot of puns and fun sentiments, but this one seems so fitting.

Credits:
Stamps: Royal Cutie Pies from The Greeting Farm and Magical Wishes from CC Designs
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black and Versacraft
Coloring: Copic markers
Dies: Spellbinders
Rhinestone swirls: Prima
Digital papers: Love Story Paper Pack #1 and Love Story Paper Pack #2 by Echo Park

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge 90 - Paper Piecing

Hello everyone! How are you today? It’s been lovely outside today. One of the few days where I can see the sun but the weather is still pretty mild. So it’s a perfect day to craft. Oh what the heck, everyday is the perfect day to craft! Haha.

It’s Tuesday and there’s a new challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps. This week the theme is “Paper Piecing” and I’ve used one of the adorable images from our sponsor, The Paper Shelter. I used the pre-colored image then paper-pieced the dress. This is a paper bag that I made using the awesome Gift Bag Punch Board.

Credits:
Image: In The 20s from Paper Shelter
Stamp: Circle Greetings from Wild Rose Studio
Tool: Gift Bag Punch Board from We R Memory Keeper
Die: Spellbinders
Digital kit: Kinda Amazing by Jenn Barrette

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge 89–ANYTHING GOES (Merry & Bright)

Hello all! How is your day? It’s been a bit up and down for me because the height of water in front of our house is rising again :( It isn’t as high as the last time but I get paranoid whenever this happens. I don’t want it to progress into a full-blown flood again. It’s sunny this afternoon, so hopefully by this evening it’ll dry up.

Anyway, Tuesday means a new challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps. This time is for all of you because the theme is ANYTHING GOES!

Credits:
Stamps: I Heart Sweaters by The Greeting Farm and Hero Arts (sentiment)
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black
Coloring: Copic and Finecolour markers
Dies: Spellbinders
Embossing Folder: Sizzix/Hero Arts
Other: Envelope Punch Board from We R Memory Keepers
Pearls: ZVA

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #88 – Use Lace

Hey everyone! It’s time for a new challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps! As usual, every Tuesday we have a new and exciting challenge for you to participate in and today the theme is “Use Lace”! This is MY kind of challenge because I have tons of lace so it’s perfect to get my mojo going!

Here’s my card, it’s another take on the file folder card. I think I’m addicted!

Credits:
Stamps: I Heart Sweaters from The Greeting Farm and Hero Arts (sentiment)
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black
Tool: Envelope Punchboard from We R Memory Keepers
Coloring: Copic and Finecolour markers
Dies: Spellbinders
Embossing Folder: Swiss Dots from Cuttlebug

Loves Rubberstampa Challenge #87 - Case Yourself or a DT Member

Hey everyone! How are you all? Oh my goodness.. Feels like I’m breaking my back because I’m so busy cleaning up the house. The good news is, the flood has subsided and it’s quite dry now. It still rains a little now and then, but nothing major.

Today I’m bringing you an exciting card for our challenge at Loves Rubberstamps. This time we have to CASE ourselves or any of our DT members, so I CASEd my previous card here.

Credits:
Stamps: Holiday Anya 3 from The Greeting Farm and We R Memory Keepers
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black
Coloring: Copic markers
Glitter: Spark Tinsel! in White from American Crafts and Stickles
Dies: Lifestyle Crafts (Nested Hearts)
Rhinestone swirls: Prima
Digital papers: Loves Park Paper Pack by Katie Pertiet